Interview questions at Apple

November 18, 2015 4:00 AM

"There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents of the box it labels. Opening just one box, and without looking in the box, you take out one piece of fruit. By looking at the fruit, how can you immediately label all of the boxes correctly?" -- Software QA engineer interview less

"There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents ... more

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"I'm on my honeymoon at the beach in Hawaii and I had my iPhone in my gym bag while I was swimming and it seems like my water bottle spilled in the bag, what do I do? All my wedding photos are on my phone! Am I going to lose all my pictures?" -- Apple at Home advisor interview less

"I'm on my honeymoon at the beach in Hawaii and I had my iPhone in my gym bag while I was swimming and it seems like my water bottle spilled in the bag, what do I do? All my wedding photos are on my phone! Am ... more

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"You put a glass of water on a record turntable and begin slowly increasing the speed. What happens first - does the glass slide off, tip over, or does the water splash out?" -- Mechanical engineer interview

"You put a glass of water on a record turntable and begin slowly increasing the speed. What happens first - does the glass slide off, tip over, or does the water splash out?" -- Mechanical engineer interview

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"How would you break down the cost of this pen?" --...photo-8976354.120627 - |ucfirst

" You have a 100 coins laying flat on a table, each with a head side and a tail side. 10 of them are heads up, 90 are tails up. You can't feel, see or in any other way find out which side is up. Split the coins into two piles such that there are the same number of heads in each pile." -- Software engineer interview less

" You have a 100 coins laying flat on a table, each with a head side and a tail side. 10 of them are heads up, 90 are tails up. You can't feel, see or in any other way find out which side is up. Split the ... more

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"If you and a large brick are in a boat floating in a pool, will the water level rise or fall when the brick is tossed into the water? What if the brick is a large piece of Styrofoam and thrown into the water? " -- Product design engineer interview less

"If you and a large brick are in a boat floating in a pool, will the water level rise or fall when the brick is tossed into the water? What if the brick is a large piece of Styrofoam and thrown into the water? ... more

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"If you and a large brick are in a boat floating in a pool,...photo-8976360.120627 - |ucfirst

"There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents of the box it labels. Opening just one box, and without looking in the box, you take out one piece of fruit. By looking at the fruit, how can you immediately label all of the boxes correctly?" -- Software QA engineer interview less

"There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents ... more